diff --git a/full.md b/full.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3cafc8e..0000000 --- a/full.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -The HC Companies, Inc. Twinsburg Ohio 2012-Present -$250 million manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers owned by Wingate Partners -Corporate Pricing Manager (2019 β Present) -Cost Manager (2012 β 2019) -Accounting -Accounting systems conversion, design & build chart of accounts, set functionality, load history, test & cutover -Configure payroll system ledger interface and reconcile all compensation and benefits with disbursements -Implement transfer pricing, handle currency translation, and facilitate intercompany activities -Accuracy of balance sheet: cash, revolver, notes, intangibles, equity, payroll -Accounting for business combination mixed share & asset sale with multi-source consideration -Annual cost rolls for 60k part numbers across 4 plants -Pricing -Lead new pricing function for the company -Develop, advocate, and execute price optimization strategy -Build credibility & confidence with sales team through commitment, patience, and results -Train staff to review all quoted business and apply current pricing guidance -70% price-based revenue growth over 3 years -Database & Modeling -Develop enhanced ledger to facilitate actionable reporting and clear paths between events and financial impact -Build sales dataset and analytics merged with forecasts for the sales team - synced with financial statements -Build production dataset and analytics merged with forecasts for the ops team - synced with financial statements -Use enhanced ledger to feed material optimization effort generating over 2M in savings -Develop Ad-Hoc consolidations and real-time financial statement logic used as the primary finance data in the company -Contribute to development of web-based quoting tool that aids sales team in strategic pricing for different scenarios -Forecasting -Asset-based loan availability forecasting, transform forecasted income statements to detail balance sheet & cash flow forecasts -Develop MRP environment for analyzing cost and sales price changes against years of activity forwards and backwards -Lead sales, inventory, and operations planning for forecasting and budgeting cycles -Develop forecasting tool for each salesperson to submit a full volume-based sales plan and extrapolate to full detail -Furnish iterative sales planning model that breaks out all layers of assumption like pricing, mix changes, etc. -Turn sales plan into production plan with inventory assumptions and create detail level forecasted transactions -PPG Industries, Barberton Ohio 2010-2012 -$1.5 billion Optical & Specialty Chemicals division of PPG Industries (NYSE-PPG) -Cost Analyst -Maintenance of standard costs, cost system, and all period end standard cost processing -Annual operating plan coordination & consolidation -Provide inventory & account accuracy plantwide (reconciliations, physical inventories, etc.) -Mainframe data extraction & manipulation projects for streamlined reporting tasks -Support (and implementation) of conversion from old proprietary COBOL system to SAP -Ad-hoc and persistent metrics & analysis including customizable product structure explosion -Masco Retail Cabinet Group, Waverly Ohio 2007-2010 -$1 billion division of Masco (NYSE-MAS) manufacturing assembled and ready to assemble cabinetry -Cost Analyst -Compiled annual budgets and monthly forecasts for $300MM site -Developed std. labor and overhead burden rates and explained subsequent variances -Provided support for system conversion and standard cost system implementation -Developed and maintained customized BOM explosion program & cost environment -Maintained inventory accuracy through analyses and quarterly physicals -Developed efficient reporting out of ultra-large databases (billions of records) -Ad-hoc reporting of financial and other topics across departments. - -The University of Akron BS in Accounting 2002-2006 -Technical Experience - -VS Code, git version control and collaborating on bitbucket/github, extensive use of VBA for Excel, extensive use of SQL - -High level of familiarity with Db2, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, PowerBI \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/paul_trowbridge.html b/paul_trowbridge.html deleted file mode 100644 index 9ebfa36..0000000 --- a/paul_trowbridge.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,107 +0,0 @@ - - -
- -$300 million manufacturer of horticultural containers owned by Wingate Partners
-Corporate Pricing Manager 2019 - Present
-Cost Manager 2012 - 2019
-$1.5 billion division of PPG Industries (NYSE-PPG, Barberton plant)
-Cost Analyst 2010 - 2012
-$1 billion division of Masco (NYSE-MAS) manufacturing assembled and ready to assemble cabinetry
-Cost Analyst 2007-2010
-The University of Akron BS in Accounting GPA 3.3 2002-2006
- - - - - \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/paul_trowbridge.md b/paul_trowbridge.md index 3689ab3..03712f0 100644 --- a/paul_trowbridge.md +++ b/paul_trowbridge.md @@ -1,53 +1,98 @@ -# **Paul Trowbridge ** -πΊ [Stow, Ohio](https://goo.gl/maps/aLXJdPrNZYw6touy6) | π± [330.819.3826](tel:+3308193826) | β [paul@hptrow.me](mailto:paul@hptrow.me) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultrowbridge/) +# Paul Trowbridge -### ------------ **[The HC Companies](https://hc-companies.com/)** ------------ -_$250 million manufacturer of horticultural containers owned by [Platinum Equity](https://www.platinumequity.com/news/platinum-equity-completes-acquisition-of-horticultural-container-manufacturer-hc-companies/)_ +Finance & Pricing Leader | Strategic Costing | Data & Analytics -**Corporate Pricing Manager** _2019 - Present_ +--- -* Lead new pricing function for the company -* Develop, advocate, and execute price optimization strategy -* Build credibility & confidence with sales team through commitment, patience, and results -* Train staff to review all quoted business and apply current pricing guidance -* 70% price-based revenue growth over 3 years +## Professional Summary -**Cost Manager** _2012 - 2019_ +Results-driven finance professional with 15+ years of experience spanning cost accounting, pricing strategy, and financial planning & analysis. Proven track record of driving revenue growth through disciplined pricing β including 65% price-based revenue growth over three years β while building financial infrastructure from the ground up. Combines deep ERP and database expertise (SQL, Python, PowerBI) with strong business acumen to deliver insights that directly influence executive decisions. -* Acquisition - Stand up independent ledgers and reporting - * Accounting for mixed asset/stock acquisition; establish opening balance sheet - * Build financial consolidation process with USD and CAD entities - * Develop transfer pricing and all intercompany accounting & eliminations - * Rec and Roll-forward L/T balance sheet items (revolver, term loans, intangibles, promissory notes, OCI, equity) - * Bank recs, 401k reconciliations, new payroll system confuguration and reconciliations -* Detailed Ground-Up Forecasting & Planning - * Develop sales forecasting tool to build and walk detail sales plans - * Develop MRP logic to build production plans from detail sales plan - * Forecast balance sheet along with revolver and collateral balances -* Data & Business Intelligence - * Develop sales reporting database; fresh visibility and initiatives - * Write Java ETL [application](https://gitea.hptrow.me/pt/jrunner) to load data warehouse from live ERP - * Maintain linux server for pricing, sales, payroll workloads - * Pioneer MS Power BI for the organization and demonstrate capabilities through pricing analysis +--- -### ------------ **PPG Industries** ------------ -_$1.5 billion optical and specialty chemicals division (NYSE-PPG)_ +## Professional Experience -**Cost Analyst** _2010 - 2012_ +### Growscape +*Twinsburg, OH* -* Responsibilities with standard costs, cost system, inventory, and all period end standard cost processing -* Annual operating plan coordination & consolidation -* serve as SME for conversion from old proprietary COBOL system to SAP +**Director of Financial Planning and Analysis** β Dec 2025 β Present -### ------------ **Masco Retail Cabinet Group** ------------ -_$1 billion division of Masco (NYSE-MAS)_ +- Own Platinum Operating Company Reporting Package for private equity stakeholders +- Prepare lender reporting and covenant compliance packages +- Develop OpCo deck slides for executive and board-level presentations +- Build consolidated automated sales dataset spanning subsidiary ERP systems +- Build consolidated automated on-demand trial balance across all subsidiary general ledgers -**Cost Analyst** _2007 - 2010_ +**Director of Special Projects & Pricing** β Sep 2024 β Dec 2025 -* Compile annual budgets and monthly spending forecasts -* Develop standard labor and overhead burden rates and explain subsequent variances -* Provide support for system conversion and standard cost system implementation -* Develop and maintain customized BOM explosion program & cost environment +- Developed automated pricing module operating inside custom CPQ software to enable fast, accurate field pricing +- Developed pricing strategy balancing profitability goals with competitor positioning, volume opportunities, and product features +- Built PowerBI dashboard for quotes and orders used daily by the sales team +- Supported two pricing analysts executing pricing strategy across large customer programs, quote reviews, and price list management + +**Corporate Pricing Manager** β Apr 2019 β Oct 2024 + +- Built and led the company's first dedicated pricing function, establishing strategy, processes, and governance from inception +- Developed and executed a price optimization strategy that delivered 65% price-based revenue growth over three years +- Pioneered PowerBI adoption across the organization; built a sales data store and analytics hub β including rolling forecasts β synchronized with live financial statements +- Contributed to development of a web-based quoting tool enabling the sales team to model pricing scenarios in real time +- Trained and coached sales staff on pricing discipline and guidance, cultivating credibility through consistent, data-backed recommendations +- Built an enhanced production dataset and MRP environment to analyze cost and price changes against multi-year historical activity + +**Cost Manager** β Aug 2015 β Apr 2019 + +- Led full accounting systems conversion: designed and built chart of accounts, configured functionality, set balances, and managed cutover +- Managed accounting for a complex business combination (mixed share and asset sale), including opening balance sheet and historical balance preservation +- Implemented transfer pricing and intercompany accounting; built automated financial consolidation process across USD and CAD entities +- Developed ad-hoc consolidations and real-time financial statement logic that became the primary finance data source company-wide +- Owned accuracy and reconciliation of all key balance sheet accounts: cash, revolver, notes payable, intangibles, equity, and payroll +- Configured payroll system ledger interface and reconciled all compensation and benefits against disbursements +- Developed forecasting tools for sales, inventory, and operations planning; transformed income statement forecasts into full balance sheet and cash flow projections + +**Cost Analyst** β Aug 2012 β Aug 2015 + +- Maintained standard costs and all period-end standard cost processing +- Supported accounting systems conversion and standard cost implementation +- Provided inventory and account accuracy through reconciliations and physical inventories +- Developed ad-hoc financial reporting and analytics across departments + +--- + +### PPG Industries +*Barberton, OH | $1.5B Optical & Specialty Chemicals division (NYSE: PPG)* + +**Cost Analyst** β May 2010 β Oct 2012 + +- Maintained standard costs and all period-end standard cost processing; coordinated and consolidated the annual operating plan at the plant level +- Supported implementation of conversion from a legacy COBOL-based system to SAP +- Provided inventory and account accuracy plant-wide through reconciliations and physical inventories +- Developed streamlined reporting through mainframe data extraction and custom product structure explosion tools + +--- + +### Masco Cabinetry +*Waverly, OH | $1B division of Masco Corp. (NYSE: MAS)* + +**Cost Analyst** β Apr 2007 β May 2010 + +- Compiled annual budgets and monthly forecasts for a $250M manufacturing site; developed standard labor and overhead burden rates and explained subsequent variances +- Designed and maintained a customized BOM explosion program and cost environment; supported system conversion and standard cost implementation +- Developed efficient reporting out of ultra-large databases (billions of records); maintained inventory accuracy through analyses and quarterly physicals + +--- ## Education -The University of Akron | B.S. in Accounting | 2002-2006 + +**Bachelor of Science in Accounting** β The University of Akron, 2006 + +--- + +## Technical Skills + +**Languages & Tools:** SQL, Python, R, JavaScript, VBA β data feed integration, UI development, macro libraries, custom formulas + +**Data Platforms:** Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Db2, PowerBI, JupyterLab + +**ERP Systems:** SAP, Epicor CMS + +**Core Competencies:** Pricing Strategy, FP&A, Cost Accounting, Financial Consolidation, Forecasting & Budgeting, MRP, Transfer Pricing diff --git a/pt.html b/pt.html index b951b01..fa5c423 100644 --- a/pt.html +++ b/pt.html @@ -13,63 +13,86 @@ div.hanging-indent{margin-left: 1.5em; text-indent: -1.5em;} ul.task-list{list-style: none;} - + -πΊ Stow, Ohio | π± 330.819.3826 | β paul@hptrow.me | LinkedIn
-$250 million manufacturer of horticultural containers owned by Platinum Equity
-Corporate Pricing Manager 2019 - Present
+Finance & Pricing Leader | Strategic Costing | Data & Analytics
+Results-driven finance professional with 15+ years of experience spanning cost accounting, pricing strategy, and financial planning & analysis. Proven track record of driving revenue growth through disciplined pricing β including 65% price-based revenue growth over three years β while building financial infrastructure from the ground up. Combines deep ERP and database expertise (SQL, Python, PowerBI) with strong business acumen to deliver insights that directly influence executive decisions.
+Twinsburg, OH
+Director of Financial Planning and Analysis β Dec 2025 β Present
Cost Manager 2012 - 2019
+Director of Special Projects & Pricing β Sep 2024 β Dec 2025
$1.5 billion optical and specialty chemicals division (NYSE-PPG)
-Cost Analyst 2010 - 2012
+Corporate Pricing Manager β Apr 2019 β Oct 2024
$1 billion division of Masco (NYSE-MAS)
-Cost Analyst 2007 - 2010
+Cost Manager β Aug 2015 β Apr 2019
Cost Analyst β Aug 2012 β Aug 2015
+Barberton, OH | $1.5B Optical & Specialty Chemicals division (NYSE: PPG)
+Cost Analyst β May 2010 β Oct 2012
+Waverly, OH | $1B division of Masco Corp.Β (NYSE: MAS)
+Cost Analyst β Apr 2007 β May 2010
+The University of Akron | B.S. in Accounting | 2002-2006
+Bachelor of Science in Accounting β The University of Akron, 2006
+Languages & Tools: SQL, Python, R, JavaScript, VBA β data feed integration, UI development, macro libraries, custom formulas
+Data Platforms: Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Db2, PowerBI, JupyterLab
+ERP Systems: SAP, Epicor CMS
+Core Competencies: Pricing Strategy, FP&A, Cost Accounting, Financial Consolidation, Forecasting & Budgeting, MRP, Transfer Pricing